Sand fills ‘tween wet toes
Laughter fills the open air
Resting on the beach

The crisp autumn air
Exhales winds of pumpkin spice
Inside I am warm

Winter’s frigid chill
Reduces us to remain
Curled up by the fire


Salty ocean waves
Ebb and flow and swirl around
My heart’s distant shores

Gazing at the waves
Into the sea’s sand-strewn edge
Time starts to crumble


Sick of skipping stones
Dreamers toss rocks in glass rooms
Closer to the stars

The moon never wished
Harder on a shooting star
“Let me shine alone”